Heroic Parent Seeks Attention for Self Martyrdom

CALIFORNIA - In a stunning display of parental narcissism and self-righteousness, one brave parent has taken it upon themselves to make their daughter's transition all about their own feelings and expectations, while stubbornly clinging to a wooden elephant as a symbol of their martyrdom.

"I just can't understand why everyone won't indulge me in my selective memories of my child before he had the audacity to assert his own identity," the parent lamented. "Don't they realize how much easier it is for me to fixate on this inanimate object and its symbolism than to actually consider the idea that I might have it wrong? That I should support and accept my son for who he is?"

The parent's unwavering commitment to misgendering their daughter and dismissing her identity as an "undiagnosed illness" or "herd mentality" has led to an estrangement that has lasted ten years. The only comment the daughter would allow us to print was “If only they could accept I am just how God intended me to be, and how ‘fearfully and wonderfully made’ I really am!”. This dedication and perseverance has earned them the admiration of other self-involved parents, ideologues, and individuals who believe that their own comfort and expectations should always take precedence over their children's happiness and well-being.

"I'm just in awe of their ability to make their son's transition all about their own pain and victimhood," gushed one supporter. "Their refusal to acknowledge their son's identity and their passive-aggressive prayers for him to 'turn back' are truly an inspiration to narcissistic and close-minded parents everywhere." A close friend of the parent, and a parent of a trans kid lamented “If only they would just accept living how we want them to live. Be who we tell them they are.”

The parent's insistence on referring to their daughter as their "son" and their belief that her identity is nothing more than a "cult mind virus" or a "sickness" they caught through the questionable hypothesis “ROGD” reveals a deep-seated transphobia and a disturbing willingness to prioritize their own beliefs and attachments over their child's fundamental sense of self and well-being.

"I know that if I just keep wallowing in my own self-pity and treating my son's identity as a sickness, as being swept up into a cult, he'll eventually see how much harder this is for me than it is for him," the parent declared. "After all, what could be more loving than prioritizing my own feelings and beliefs over my child's happiness and well-being?" When asked if they may waver at times, they shared with us “That is when I turn to my online community. They always advocate for me to stay strong, to stay the course! They help me understand that my estrangement and ruined relationship with my kid is the fault of the cult they are swept up in, and can not possibly be due to my behavior and choices.”
The other parents all murmured and encouraging words of support when they hear that.

Meanwhile, the parent remains convinced that their silent rejection and emotional manipulation will eventually guilt their daughter into abandoning her identity and conforming to their narrow-minded expectations, all while painting themselves as the real victim in this situation.

At press time, the wooden elephant was reportedly filing for emancipation from its role as an enabler of the parent's toxic behavior and transphobic attitudes.